An individual has been unsuccessful before the AAT in arguing that he had “let go” of Australia in 1999 to pursue his “nomadic” working life abroad and that his base of operations was in the United Kingdom.

If you’re like many business owners you have already insured the physical assets of your business from theft, fire and damage.
But have you considered the importance of insuring yourself - and other key people in your business - against the possibility of death, disability and illness ?
Not being adequately insured can be a very risky oversight, as the long term absence or loss of a key person can have a dramatic impact on your business and your financial interests in it.
Protecting your assets
The business knowledge (known as intellectual capital) provided by you or other key people, is a major profit generator for your business. Material things can always be replaced or repaired but a key person’s death or disablement can result in a financial loss more disastrous than loss or damage of physical assets.
If your key people are not adequately insured, your business may be forced to sell assets to maintain cash flow – particularly if credi ...

The Federal Treasurer, Mr Joe Hockey, handed down his second budget at 7.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday 12 May. In general, the budget is aimed at supporting small business and growing jobs ($5.5 billion including $5 billion of tax relief), supporting families ($4.4 billion funding boost), ensuring fairness of tax and benefits, national security and progressing budget repair in a measured way.

Marketing is Maths
By Charmian Campbell
Finding a marketing strategy that returns dividends can be thwart with obstacles, expensive failures and lost hours.
To give you an example of successful marketing I will share a recent example of great ROI for one of our clients.
Below are the steps we worked on to deliver results.
STEP 1 - Clearly identified ideal client and the target market in which they can be found
STEP 2 - Found opportunity to reach as many of these is one arena (in this case Tradeshow)
STEP 3 - Designed a Trade stand that matched the organisations Brand message and Quality
STEP 4 - Created ideas to attract the attention of passers by
STEP 5 - Had a sales plan with which to handle interaction and identify potential customer needs
STEP 6 - Captured prospects details and advised how they would be contacted following the event
STEP 7 - Follow up as promised with FREE entry level / fear free options for further discussions
OUTCOME&n ...

The Australian Tax Office is urging employers to ensure they have the key details of their employees’ self-managed super funds by June 30, as a key deadline for businesses to implement the SuperStream scheme approaches.

In May last year, the ATO announced the scheme has to be in place by June 30, 2015, for businesses with 20 or more employees and June 30, 2016, for employers with 19 staff or less

Working overseas can lead to tricky tax pitfalls, but seeking expert advice can keep you from paying up twice.

Going overseas to work is a grand adventure for many young professionals. It offers the opportunity to experience a different culture, expand your work experience and enhance future career opportunities.

Welcome to the barista economy
As the nation's brightest financial minds try to find way to foster growth, it helps to understand the way our dollars slush around in the economy. On closer inspection, it seems we're spending a lot more money, and creating more jobs, in getting help, rather than buying stuff.